Sacramento Kings Summer League Preview

After trading DeMarcus Cousins during the All-Star game last season, the Sacramento Kings are fully devoted to rebuilding. With that in mind, this year's Summer League will be a great opportunity for Kings fans to peer into their future. Sacramento will bring eight players to Las Vegas who will probably be on the team's Opening Day roster. Furthermore, this Summer League will be the first chance for fans to see Sacramento's four 2017 draft picks playing in Kings gear. Here is a look at the roster (height and weight courtesy of RealGM):

Player

Pos

HT

WT

Birth Date

Age

Pre-Draft Team

Years Of Service

Draft Status

Jack Cooley

PF

6-10

274

Apr 4, 1991

26

Notre Dame

1

2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted

De'Aaron Fox

PG

6-3

175

Dec 20, 1997

19

Kentucky

0

2017 Rnd 1, Pick 5, Sacramento Kings

Harry Giles

PF

6-10

240

Apr 22, 1998

19

Duke

0

2017 Rnd 1, Pick 20, Portland Trail Blazers

Dominique Hawkins

PG

6-2

188

Jun 27, 1994

23

Kentucky

0

2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted

Reggie Hearn

SG

6-4

209

Aug 14, 1991

25

Northwestern

0

2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted

Buddy Hield

SG

6-4

214

Dec 17, 1993

23

Oklahoma

1

2016 Rnd 1, Pick 6, New Orleans Pelicans

Justin Jackson

SF

6-8

209

Mar 28, 1995

22

North Carolina

0

2017 Rnd 1, Pick 15, Portland Trail Blazers

Skal Labissiere

C

6-11

225

Mar 18, 1996

21

Kentucky

1

2016 Rnd 1, Pick 28, Phoenix Suns

Frank Mason

PG

6-0

190

Apr 3, 1994

23

Kansas

0

2017 Rnd 2, Pick 4, Sacramento Kings

Naz Long

PG

6-4

218

Aug 3, 1993

23

Iowa State

0

2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted

Luis Montero

SF

6-7

200

Apr 6, 1993

24

Westchester CC

1

2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted

George Papagiannis

C

7-1

240

Jul 3, 1997

20

Panathinaikos (Greece)

1

2016 Rnd 1, Pick 13, Phoenix Suns

Scootie Randall

SF

6-6

225

Jan 5, 1990

27

Temple

0

2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted

Malachi Richardson

SF

6-6

205

Jan 5, 1996

21

Syracuse

1

2016 Rnd 1, Pick 22, Charlotte Hornets

JaKarr Sampson

SF

6-8

223

Mar 20, 1993

24

St. John's

2

2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted

Philip Scrubb

SG

6-3

185

Nov 27, 1992

24

Carleton

0

2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted

Eric Stuteville

C

6-11

245

Feb 6, 1995

22

Sacramento State

0

2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted

The most obvious facet of this roster is the big man depth chart. Sacramento will have precious little playing time for their young bigs at the NBA level, with newly-signed Zach Randolph joining Kosta Koufos and Willie Cauley-Stein in the front court. However, Skal, Papagiannis, and Harry Giles will be mostly unc. The Kings will get a chance to mix and match with their young bigs to see not only how they fit in together, but also how ready Skal and Harry Giles might be to man the middle next season.

In addition to the plethora of Kings' players on this roster, there are some other notable names on this Summer League squad. Eric Stuteville played nearby at Sacramento State and set the school record for field goal percentage last season with a 63.2% mark from the field. Stuteville will probably see all of the big man minutes that are not doled out to the trio of young first-round picks, and he could have an impact as a rim protector and low-post bruiser.

The Kings are also bringing Luis Montero and Reggie Hearn to Summer League. Montero got an NBA cup of coffee with the Portland Trail Blazers; both he and Hearn played for the Reno Bighorns last season. JaKarr Sampson also has some NBA experience, playing for both the Philadelphia 76ers and (briefly) with the Denver Nuggets. Lastly, Dominique Hawkins is a Kentucky product who played with both Skal and De'Aaron Fox during his time in Lexington.

The Kings open Summer League on Friday against the Phoenix Suns. With the NBA talent on their roster, this Kings squad is a good bet to make some noise in the Summer League playoffs. Given the nature of the playoff system in Las Vegas, Sacramento will play quite a few more games than are on their current schedule. For the moment, however, this is their Summer League slate:

July 7th vs. Phoenix Suns at 7:30 p.m. at Thomas & Mack Center

July 9th vs. Memphis Grizzlies at 7 p.m. at Cox Pavilion

July 10th vs. L.A. Lakers at 7:30 p.m. at Thomas & Mack Center

The Sacramento Kings will get a chance to showcase much of their young talent during this Summer League. With four new rookies to watch and plenty of other young talent, Kings games in Las Vegas will certainly be fun to watch.

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